possibly another republican candidate for prez?

terryg11

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Mon Aug-25-03 12:58 AM
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possibly another republican candidate for prez?

Just asking. I haven't seen or heard anything and so figure it's not going to happen, I just can't remember the last time a republican president ran unopposed before the primaries, especially one this stupid.

His poll numbers keep dropping, he's not that quick on his feet, Iraq is looking like a quagmire and so on. Is everyone on that "side of the aisle" that intimidated by Rove and Cheney? Bush himself is very vulnerable

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ComerPerro

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Mon Aug-25-03 01:04 AM
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1. I heard Moore might run as a thrid party

The psycho judge from Alabama.
i hope he does. The fanatical right thinks that he is a hero.

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terryg11

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Mon Aug-25-03 01:06 AM
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2. could only hope (and pray?).

something like that could really get those Buchanan supporters out of Bush's pocket again. that would be good

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JohnKleeb

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Mon Aug-25-03 01:06 AM
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3. oh really

George too liberal for him I bet. Man that would be cool if he divided the party and we could of course run DK and DK would win big and we would be back in the right directions.

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Dagaz

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Mon Aug-25-03 01:15 AM
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4. It would be suicide

Would YOU like to be running against Bushco and get some traction in the polls?

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maggrwaggr

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Mon Aug-25-03 01:21 AM
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5. If the thugs were smart, they'd "Trent Lott" Bush and run someone else

Because Bush isn't going to win.

Quote me. It's the writing on the wall.

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msanger

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Mon Aug-25-03 07:13 AM
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6. WIth the internet...

and the example of what Dean is doing, you would think that an insurgent campaign would have a better chance now than in 2000. If McCain had been able to do the internet organizing the Dean is doing, he'd probably be president today.

So I think the field is open. If bush's re-elect numbers fall low enough, and if he starts losing the match-ups with a couple of the dem nominees, then somebody will have to step in "to save the party."

And when the congressional repubs see themselves possibly getting swept away with bush, there will be even more momentun for them to "dump the chump."

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terryg11

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Mon Aug-25-03 10:34 AM
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7. seems to be getting late though

Bush has been raking in the dough and we all know how money talks

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Bandit

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Mon Aug-25-03 11:01 AM
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8. I don't think they have anyone as "Popular"

Popularity is the only thing they run on. Their issues are losers and they know it. Who would you suggest that America could find palatable? The onlyreason Bush* is there is because he is "Popular". He isn't smart and doesn't claim to be. He is what they call "electable" and the Republicans have very few that are "electable" in a Nationwide election.

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terryg11

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Mon Aug-25-03 11:06 AM
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9. his popularity is falling

accordng to some polls (if you believe them), and that never stopped Buchanon from running outside the box and taking a few off the edge

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loudsue

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Mon Aug-25-03 11:29 AM
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10. BBV!!! Lots of people keep posting as if we had a VOTE in who wins!

We need to spend the better part of our time ACTIVELY working to make sure that the computers aren't programmed by people who are trying to destroy our Democracy.

Until that insidious situation is TOTALLY under control, it doesn't matter who runs for what, what the polls say, who likes who, or who COULD win, if we had legitimate elections in this country.

We DON'T have legitimate elections....OR A FREE PRESS.... and so we don't have a Democracy, at this point in our history.

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